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Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Lease with the United States Navy for 3,895 Square Feet of Office Space in City Hall West at Alameda Point.
This action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822, 29161822)
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7648107&GUID=C9D68EFB-D270-4E66-939A-D717DA01502D&Options=&Search=&FullText=1
This ordinance was not revised when it was introduced.
Full text of the ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _____
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE LEASE WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY FOR 3,895 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE IN CITY HALL WEST AT ALAMEDA POINT
WHEREAS, the United States of American, acting by and through the Department of the Navy (Navy) granted Navy parcel ALA-37-EDC to the City of Alameda (City) by Quitclaim Deed dated June 4, 2013, and through that lease retained the right to use portions of City Hall West (Building 1) in accordance with the terms of an existing lease; and
WHEREAS, effective June 4, 2014, the City and the Navy entered into a lease agreement, Lease No. N476921RP14A01 (Lease), for 4,669 rentable square feet, with the Navy contributing its pro-rata share of gas, water and electricity, together with utilities and janitorial services performed in building common areas, at an amount not to exceed $475 per month, and non-exclusive right to use the parking area for parking purposes; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2016, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Lease, expanding the Navy’s leased premises to include additional buildings at Alameda Point; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2022, the parties entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Lease, removing those additional buildings from the Navy’s leased premises; revising the Navy’s leased square-footage in Building 1 to 4,129 square feet, with the Navy contributing $5,040.72 annually for its pro-rata share of costs, and providing the Navy with three (3) additional five (5)-year options to renew the lease under the same terms and conditions; and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2024 the Navy exercised its first renewal option, extending the term of the Lease to June 3, 2029; and
WHEREAS, the Navy has agreed to vacate one (1) office of its leased premises, reducing its occupied footprint by approximately 234 square feet; and
WHEREAS; the Navy requires up to 9 parking spaces at no cost for non-exclusive use in the parking area behind Building 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Alameda does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City Manager of the City of Alameda is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Alameda, a third amendment to the Lease with the United States Government by and through the Department of the Navy for 3,895 square feet of office space in Building 1, and non-exclusive use of up to nine parking spaces at no cost, with the United States Government contributing $4751.90 annually, for its pro rata share of utilities and janitorial services, subject to such technical or clarifying revisions as are reasonably determined necessary by the City Manager and approved by the City Attorney, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the same.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance if, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Alameda hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsections, clause, or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases are declared to be invalid and unconstitutional
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage.
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Presiding Officer of the City Council
Attest:
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and passed by Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 7th day of October, 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 8th day of October, 2025.
______________________ Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda